209: Join the powerful rebel team!

“Alright! I don't care if he's a demonic cultivator or not; my life, if we're being honest, was saved by him.

I owe him a life, and I will repay it later.”

Yan Chixia was, after all, a man with a chivalrous spirit. Even if Chu Mo, who had once saved him, was a bit unorthodox, he hadn't caused any trouble.

He couldn't be a treacherous ingrate, repaying kindness with enmity. It was better to turn a blind eye...

“Oh, right! Where is he?”

Li Tian Ce knew Yan Chixia was referring to Chu Mo and the others, and he had no intention of hiding anything from him.

“Chu Ge, Bai Lu, and White Cloud Zen Master went to Jinshan Temple to find Fahai.”

“Ning Ge, Old Qi, and Xiao Cao went to Hell.”

Considering Yan Chixia didn't know Chu Mo and the others, Li Tian Ce thoughtfully explained their respective origins again.

“Xuanxiao Sect? Never heard of it. Is it a hidden Sect? But the name sounds like a righteous Sect, yet the Moves he uses are so unorthodox?”

Yan Chixia prided himself on having traveled widely and heard of most Sects in the Jianghu, but he had truly never heard of the Xuanxiao Sect.

Moreover, the Sect's name was quite righteous, but its Disciples were so unorthodox. Was it a righteous Sect or an evil Sect?!

“Of course, it's a righteous Sect. Didn't you see Chu Ge's Sword Dao, which is even above yours?”

“...That's true, but how do you explain that Ten Thousand Souls Banner? What righteous Sect uses a Ten Thousand Souls Banner?!” Yan Chixia was still bothered by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

“That's not called the Ten Thousand Souls Banner; that's called the Human Emperor Flag!” Li Tian Ce corrected him.

Yan Chixia's expression was strange. “Do you really think I'm a novice in the Jianghu? That I don't even recognize the Ten Thousand Souls Banner?! It's spewing black smoke, do you think I'm blind?!”

“You're mistaken.” Li Tian Ce explained with a smile, “That's Grandmist Purple Qi, so purple it looks black. Plus, there are a lot of ill-mannered black people inside smoking everywhere, so it naturally turned black.”

“...” Yan Chixia fell silent.

Ning Caichen suddenly realized, “No wonder I felt the Human Emperor Flag had the sound of reading coming from it. So that's how it is?”

Li Tian Ce nodded approvingly. “Otherwise, why would it be called the Human Emperor Flag?!

In this chaotic world, countless people have died tragic or violent deaths. Hell is in chaos, demons and monsters are rampant, and countless wronged souls cannot rest.

Therefore, Chu Ge entered the situation himself, refined the Human Emperor Flag, gathered tens of thousands of wronged souls, built cities, created books, established schools, taught them to read and write, set the Three Cardinal Guides, established the Five Constant Virtues, taught them etiquette, and made them aware of shame.

Inside the Human Emperor Flag, a world of its own was formed.

The people are prosperous and live in peace and contentment.

Doors are not locked at night, and nothing is picked up from the road.

There are no classes, no exploitation, no oppression. Everyone is equal, and everyone prospers together.

This is great virtue!”

Ning Caichen's eyes glowed, wishing he could enter it and experience that world of great harmony.

“They are truly fortunate! It's a pity, a pity I can't enter the Human Emperor Flag now... Brother Li, if I die one day, will Brother Chu also take me into the Human Emperor Flag and let me experience that world of great harmony?”

Yan Chixia's expression became even stranger. This foolish scholar was clearly being deceived.

The human world is a Hell.

Hell is an even deeper human world.

The Human Emperor Flag is also like this.

Wherever there are people, there are desires, greed, and endless struggles.

When people die and become ghosts, it's even more so.

Greed, hatred, and delusion will not diminish, but will only deepen.

Li Tian Ce looked at Ning Caichen, smiled, and patted him on the shoulder. “You don't need to go to the Human Emperor Flag. As long as you stay by my side and work hard for me, you will see the prosperous era under my rule!”

“Mhm.” Ning Caichen nodded heavily.

Yan Chixia really couldn't stand this foolish scholar Ning Caichen any longer and was about to leave.

But after walking a few steps, he was called out by Li Tian Ce.

“Yan Da Xia, are you unwilling to contribute to the common people of the world?”

Yan Chixia stopped but did not turn back.

“Follow you in rebellion?!”

“No, follow me to establish a new Dao, a prosperous era!”

“I've seen many people who, before achieving official status, said they wanted to be good officials, honest officials. But the final result was that after they took office, they were even more corrupt than corrupt officials, capable of doing all sorts of unscrupulous things. You say you want to establish a new world, a prosperous era, but it might just be the beginning of a chaotic era!”

Yan Chixia didn't turn back and didn't leave, clearly wanting to see what kind of answer Li Tian Ce could give.

Anyone can talk.

But doing it is truly difficult.

“I have governed a country, Yan Da Xia, and you can see the Dragon Qi on me, right?!”

Yan Chixia was noncommittal. He could indeed see that Li Tian Ce had an extraordinary demeanor, exuding an indescribable nobility.

Noble beyond words.

He believed that Li Tian Ce had governed a country.

But he also had a place he couldn't understand.

The imperial family of the Jin Dynasty had the surname Sima, not Li.

Li Tian Ce didn't speak, he just took out the nine dragon jade seal and activated the national destiny within it.

In an instant, Yan Chixia was enveloped by a vast national destiny. He seemed to have entered a dynasty completely different from the present.

Of course, Ning Caichen was also like this.

In their vision, an Emperor appeared.

His appearance was very familiar; it was Li Tian Ce.

He stood atop the imperial city, holding the jade seal.

Outside the imperial city, the common people had happy smiles, full of spirit and strong bodies, clearly living prosperous lives.

Their vision zoomed out.

The common people throughout the entire country were like this.

Looking back, a Golden Dragon coiled in mid-air. This was the concretization of national destiny.

The Golden Dragon's golden eyes met Yan Chixia's. He saw a lot in those golden eyes. This was not just a Golden Dragon; it was the Cohesion of the will of the myriad people.

In a blink of an eye, the Golden Dragon disappeared, replaced by Li Tian Ce's bright, piercing eyes.

“Yan Da Xia, do you now believe I have the ability to transform this chaotic world into a prosperous era?”

“I do!”

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Hang City, a city full of legendary significance.

Because there is a lake here called West Lake, a temple called Jinshan Temple, a monk named Fahai, and a Buddhist teaching called Great Strength Heavenly Dragon.

Hence, it is very legendary.

Upon arriving in Hang City's territory, one could clearly feel its prosperity. Unlike Guo Bei County, that small place with its desolate mountains, wild fields, and no villages or shops, the order here was excellent and hadn't collapsed to that extent.

There were many people walking on the streets, and there were no bandits or mountain brigands constantly following you, looking to kill and rob.

At the city gate, there were several patrolling soldiers, who checked each entering commoner one by one.

Chu Mo and the others were currently queuing at the back of the line to enter the city.

Shi Fang occasionally looked at White Cloud Zen Master behind him and quietly asked, “Great Master, can Great Master Fahai truly help Xiao Qian and Xiao Zhuo transcend?”

Before White Cloud Zen Master could answer, Chu Mo's faint voice rang out, “The underworld has gathered all kinds of demons and ghosts, and the human world is also like Hell. Instead of sending them to Reincarnation, it's better to wait.

Wait for a prosperous era to appear, for the order of the underworld to return to normal, and then send them to Reincarnation.”